Prof. Brian Berkowitz
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
Tel: +972 8 934 2098, Fax: +972 8 934 4124, e-mail: brian.berkowitz@weizmann.ac.il
Research-ID: K-1497-2012
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3078-1859
Education
1986 D.Sc., Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
1982 M.Sc., Applied Mathematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
1980 B.Sc. (Honors), Applied Mathematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Employment
2005-Present Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
2010-2015 Head, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel (formerly: Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research)
2004-2009 Head, Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
1999-2004 Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
1993-1998 Senior Scientist, Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
1991-1993 Visiting Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
1986-1991 Research Hydrologist, Hydrological Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Jerusalem, Israel
1983-1986 Research and teaching assistant, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
1978-1980 Research and teaching assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Honors & Awards
2023 Co-Recipient of the American Chemical Society ACS Environmental Au Best Paper Awards 2021–2022 (for the publication “The Human Impact on All Soil-Forming Factors during the Anthropocene”)
2022 Co-Recipient of the Israel Association of Urologists group award for Outstanding Research in Endourology 2022
2021 John Dalton Medal, European Geosciences Union [“awarded for distinguished research in hydrology viewed as an Earth science”]
2021 Honorary Lifetime Membership Award, The International Society for Porous Media (InterPore) [“reserved for individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to porous media science and technology, who are world renowned in the porous media community, and whose contributions are consistent with the aims and ideals of InterPore”]
2019 Elected member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts
2018 Outstanding Editor Award (Hydrology and Earth System Sciences), European Geosciences Union
2015 O. E. Meinzer Award, Geological Society of America [“for advancing the science of hydrogeology”]
2012 M. King Hubbert Award, National Ground Water Association (USA) [“for major science or engineering contributions to the groundwater industry”]
2011 Fred L. and Frances J. Oliver Lectureship in Texas Hydrology and Water Resources, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin
2008 Inventor of the Year (shared with Ishai Dror), Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
2007 Fellow, Geological Society of America
2005 Fellow, American Geophysical Union
2002-Present Incumbent of The Sam Zuckerberg Professorial Chair in Hydrology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
2004 Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, American Geophysical Union
1997 Mifal HaPayis Michael Landau Scientific Achievement Prize, Israel
1994-1999 Incumbent of the Beracha Foundation Career Development Chair, Beracha Foundation, Geneva
1992 Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award, Science Undergraduate Society, University of British Columbia, Canada
1986 Goldschmidt Award, Israel Association for Hydrology, Israel
1982-1983 Lady Davis Post-Graduate Fellowship, Lady Davis Trust Fund, Israel
1980-1982 AOSTRA - Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority, Post-Graduate Fellowship, Canada
1979-1980 NSERC - National Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Summer Scholarships, Canada
Selected Professional / Scientific Activities
2016-Present Editor, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
2018-2021 Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Global Engagement Committee
2021 Guest Editor, Transport in Porous Media
2016 Guest Editor, Transport in Porous Media
2005-2009 Editor, Water Resources Research
1999-2004 Member, Editorial Board, Advances in Water Resources
1999-2004 Member, Editorial Board, Transport in Porous Media
1993-Present Member of Research, Evaluation and Policy Committees: National and International Levels (European Commission, American Geophysical Union, British Geological Survey - Natural Environment Research Council, Israel Science Foundation, Israel Ministry of Science)
2000-2003 Coordinator, International Research Project, European Commission
2001 Co-Convenor, International Workshop on Water Flow and Contaminant Transport in Fractured Aquitards, Jerusalem, May 22-24, 2001
1999 Guest Editor, Transport in Porous Media
1995 Secretary, Scientific Organizing Committee, International Symposium on Sustainable Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, Ramat Rachel, Jerusalem, May 15-19, 1995
1992-1998 Associate Editor, Water Resources Research
1989-1992 Rapporteur on Groundwater Modelling, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Commission for Hydrology. Preparation of a WMO Technical Report on Groundwater Modelling. Consultant in editing the HOMS components manual and the Technical Regulations and Guide to Hydrological Practices